Health Workforce Attrition in the Public Sector in Kenya: A Look at the Reasons
Kenya, like many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, has been affected by shortages of health workers in the public sector. Data on the rates and leading reasons for health worker attrition in the public sector are key in developing effective, evidence-based planning and policy on human resources for health.
Health Systems 20/20 and Abt staff members Slavea Chankova, Stephen Muchiri, and Gilbert Kombe co-authored an article entitled "Health workforce attrition in the public sector in Kenya: a look at the reasons" recently published in Human Resources for Health.
This study analyzed data from a human resources health facility survey conducted in 2005 in 52 health centers and 22 public hospitals (including all provincial hospitals) across all eight provinces in Kenya.
The study looked into the status of attrition rates and the proportion of attrition due to retirement, resignation or death among doctors, clinical officers, nurses, and laboratory and pharmacy specialists in surveyed facilities.
This article was published in Human Resources for Health.
